Looking Younger The Botox Way

By Marlene Ataine


Botox continues to be the most popular cosmetic procedure in the world, due to it's safety record, ease of use, non-invasive nature, and the low price point. Botox Cosmetic is an injected liquid used to treat frown lines, squint and smile lines, nasal crunch lines, and horizontal forehead wrinkles. By relaxing the underlying muscles, these lines become less deep. When injected into a small facial muscle, it doesn't travel anywhere else in the body. Again, Botox treatments are non-invasive and non-permanent. A treatment will wear off within 3 to 6 months.

For over twenty years, Botox has been used safely for both cosmetic and medical purposes. There are a lot of myths about Botox. One of them is that it is poison being injected into patients. This is not accurate. It is a bacterium called clostridium botulinum that has been purified under very strict controlled conditions.

Increasingly, men are turning to this exceptional wrinkle cure to look younger. Looking younger or the desire to look younger is no longer just the domain of women. The market for men is booming. Some industry reports have estimated that in the past six years alone, the number of men getting Botox injections has increase by 300 percent. That puts the actual numbers about a half a million men. A segment of about ten percent of all Botox injections.

The reasons for men flocking to this product are varied but can generally be broken down into several underlying categories. One main reason is that a lot of men are being introduced to it by their wives, who are more aware and sensitive to the impact of frown lines or those deep forehead lines that can make them look much older. Men no longer think of erasing wrinkles as a the domain of women.

Botox is Not for Everyone

For a number of reasons, pregnant women, nursing mothers, or patients with neuromuscular diseases like myasthenia gravis, Lambert-Eaton syndrome, or AML, should not use Botox. Patients who are allergic to human albumin should not use Botox. It has not been tested during pregnancy or nursing and that is the reason for the recommendation to avoid Botox in these situations.

Although not required, your doctor may numb the area of the injection prior to administering your Botox injections. The Botox procedure is very quick, usually around ten minutes in total, and it is virtually painless. In other words, there should be no down time required at all.

It's not surprising that the affordability of Botox is one of the factors that has driven it's popularity. Depending on the nature of the treatment, a BOTOX session will usually cost between $300 and $400 per syringe. Botox patients can anticipate this price point every four to six months, if they are looking to maintain the results of their treatment.




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